Dr Fabrizio Smeraldi
Senior Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence
School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science
Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary University of London
Research
Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Bioinformatics, Cybersecurity, Health Informatics, Social Media Analysis
Interests
Fabrizio is a Machine Learning researcher with over 25 years of experience and a solid interdisciplinary profile. He has published at an international level on pattern recognition, face biometrics, low-level vision, robotics, bioinformatics, cybersecurity and social media analysis. He is a co-founder of Mebomine, a health informatics startup that focusses on extracting the voice of the patient and real world evidence from online health boards.Publications of specific relevance to the Centre for Multimodal AI
Publications of specific relevance to the Centre for Multimodal AI2021
Analysis of mental and physical disorders associated with COVID-19 in online health forums: a natural language processing studyPatel R, Smeraldi F, Abdollahyan M, Irving J and Bessant C
Bmj Open, Bmj vol. 11 (11)
01-11-2021
2020
Partial Order Rank Features in Colour SpaceSmeraldi F, Bianconi F, Fernández A and González E
Applied Sciences, Mdpi vol. 10 (2)
10-01-2020
Investigating Comorbidity of Mental and Physical Disorders in Online Health ForumsAbdollahyan M, Smeraldi F, Patel R and Bessant C
Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Applications of Intelligent Systems., 1-5.
07-01-2020
2019
Comparative Evaluation of Hand-Crafted Image Descriptors vs. Off-the-Shelf CNN-Based Features for Colour Texture Classification under Ideal and Realistic ConditionsBello-Cerezo R, Bianconi F, Di Maria F, Napoletano P and Smeraldi F
Applied Sciences, Mdpi vol. 9 (4)
20-02-2019
Engaging With Contemporary Dance: What Can Body Movements Tell us About Audience Responses?Theodorou L, Healey PGT and Smeraldi F
Front Psychol vol. 10, 71-71.
01-02-2019
2018
Visual Localization in the Presence of Appearance Changes Using the Partial Order KernelABDOLLAHYAN M, Cascianelli S, Bellocchio E, Costante G, Ciarfuglia TA, Bianconi F, SMERALDI F and Fravolini ML
European Signal Processing Conference.
03-12-2018
Identifying Potential Regulatory Elements by Transcription Factor Binding Site Alignment Using Partial Order GraphsAbdollahyan M, Elgar G and Smeraldi F
International Journal of Foundations of Computer Science, World Scientific Publishing vol. 29 (08), 1345-1354.
01-12-2018
Visualising the topological structure of health-elated message board user networksAbdollahyan M, Mondragón RJ, Bessant C and Smeraldi F
Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications. vol. 310, 274-279.
01-01-2018
2017
Compact color texture descriptor based on rank transform and product ordering in the RGB color spaceFernandez A, Lima D, Bianconi F and SMERALDI F
International Conference on Computer Vision Workshops (CEFRL-ICCV) Venice, Italy 22 Oct 2017 - 29 Oct 2017.
29-10-2017
Hand-Designed Local Image Descriptors vs. Off-the-Shelf CNN-Based Features for Texture Classification: An Experimental ComparisonBello-Cerezo R, Bianconi F, Cascianelli S, Fravolini ML, di Maria F and Smeraldi F
Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies. vol. 76, 1-10.
28-05-2017
POKer: a Partial Order Kernel for Comparing Strings with Alternative SubstringsABDOLLAHYAN M and SMERALDI F
European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks, Computational Intelligence and Machine Learning Bruges, Belgium 26 Apr 2017 - 28 Apr 2017.
26-04-2017
2016
On the Use of Skin Texture Features for Gender Recognition: An Experimental EvaluationBianconi F, Smeraldi F, Abdollahyan M and Xiao P
2016 Sixth International Conference on Image Processing Theory, Tools and Applications (IPTA)., 1-6.
01-12-2016
Personal identification based on skin texture features from the forearm and multi-modal imaging.Bianconi F, Chirikhina E, Smeraldi F, Bontozoglou C and Xiao P
Skin Res Technol
20-11-2016
Efficient Numerical Frameworks for Multi-Objective Cyber Security PlanningKHOUZANI MHR, MALACARIA P, HANKIN C, FIELDER A and SMERALDI F
European Symposium on Research in Computer Security (ESORICS) 2016 Heraklion, Crete, Greece 26 Sep 2016 - 30 Sep 2016.
15-09-2016
Exploring Audience Behaviour During Contemporary Dance PerformancesTheodorou L, Healey PGT and Smeraldi F
Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Movement and Computing., 1-7.
05-07-2016
Decision support approaches for cyber security investmentFielder A, Panaousis E, Malacaria P, Hankin C and Smeraldi F
Decision Support Systems vol. 86, 13-23.
19-03-2016
2014
How to spend itSmeraldi F and Malacaria P
, Association For Computing Machinery (Acm), 1-4.
06-05-2014
Cybersecurity Games and Investments: A Decision Support ApproachPanaousis E, Fielder A, Malacaria P, Hankin C and Smeraldi F
Lecture Notes in Computer Science. vol. 8840, 266-286.
01-01-2014
Game Theory Meets Information Security ManagementFielder A, Panaousis E, Malacaria P, Hankin C and Smeraldi F
IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. vol. 428, 15-29.
01-01-2014
2011
Online multiple instance learning applied to hand detection in a humanoid robotCiliberto C, Smeraldi F, Natale L and Metta G
IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems., 1526-1532.
29-12-2011
Online Multiple Instance Learning applied to hand detection in a humanoid robotCiliberto C, Smeraldi F, Natale L and Metta G
Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2011 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Genova, Italy 25 Sep 2011 - 30 Sep 2011.
01-09-2011
CLOOSTING: CLustering data with bOOSTINGSmeraldi F, Bicego M, Cristani M and Murino V
To appear in the Proceedings of the 10th International Workshop on Multiple Classifier Systems, Naples (Italy).
01-06-2011
On the probabilistic logical modelling of quantum and geometrically–inspired IRSmeraldi F, Martinez-Alvarez M, Frommholz I and Roelleke T
Proceeding of the 2nd Italian Information Retrieval Workshop, Milan (Italy).
01-01-2011
2010
Handling missing features with boosting algorithms for protein–protein interaction predictionSmeraldi F, Defoin-Platel M and Saqi M
Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Data Integration in the Life Sciences (DILS’10), Gothenburg (Sweden)., 132–147-132–147.
01-08-2010
A descriptive approach to modelling learningMartinez-Alvarez M, Smeraldi F and Roelleke T
Proceedings of the 1st Spanish Conference on Information Retrieval (CERI 2010), Madrid (Spain)., 183–194-183–194.
01-06-2010
Handling Missing Features with Boosting Algorithms for Protein-Protein Interaction PredictionSmeraldi F, Defoin-Platel M and Saqi M
DATA INTEGRATION IN THE LIFE SCIENCES. vol. 6254, 132-147. Editors: Lambrix P and Kemp G.
01-01-2010
2009
Fast algorithms for the computation of rankletsSmeraldi F
Proceedings of ICIP, Cairo (Egypt).
01-11-2009
Variance ranklets: orientation–selective rank features for contrast modulationsAzzopardi G and Smeraldi F
Proceedings of the British Machine Vision Conference, London (UK).
01-09-2009
2008
On Adaboost and optimal betting strategiesMalacaria P and Smeraldi F
Proceedings of the 1st national ICT conference (WICT), Valletta (Malta).
01-11-2008
2007
Adaptive multi–feature tracking in a particle filter frameworkMaggio E, Smeraldi F and Cavallaro A
Ieee Transactions on Circuits and Systems For Video Technology vol. 17, 1348–1359-1348–1359.
01-10-2007
Adaptive multi-feature tracking in a particle filtering frameworkMAGGIO E, SMERALDI F and CAVALLARO A
Ieee Transactions on Circuits and Systems For Video Technology vol. 17 Issue 10, 1348-1359.
01-10-2007
Non-rigid structure from motion using ranklet–based tracking and non-linear optimizationBue AD, Smeraldi F and Agapito L
Image and Vision Computing vol. 25, 297–310-297–310.
01-03-2007
Non-rigid structure from motion using ranklet-based tracking and non-linear optimizationDel Bue A, Smeraldi F and Agapito L
Image Vision Comput vol. 25 (3), 297-310.
01-03-2007
2005
A classical tool revisited: Object detection by statistical testingFranceschi E, Odone F, Smeraldi F and Verri A
Proceedings of the SICE Annual Conference., 2961-2964.
01-12-2005
Combining Colour and Orientation for Adaptive Particle Filter-based TrackingSmeraldi F, CAVALLARO A and Maggio E
British Machine Vision Conference (BMVC), Oxford, 6-8 September 2005.
06-09-2005
Feature selection with nonparametric statisticsFranceschi E, Odone F, Smeraldi F and Verri A
2005 International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP), Vols 1-5., 1085-1088.
01-01-2005
Feature Selection with Nonparametric StatisticsFranceschi E, Odone F, Smeraldi F and Verri A
IEEE International Conference on Image Processing 2005. vol. 1, 322-325.
01-01-2005
Tracking points on deformable objects with rankletsSmeraldi F, Del Bue A and Agapito L
2005 International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP), Vols 1-5., 3749-3752.
01-01-2005
2004
Non-rigid structure from motion using nonparametric tracking and non-linear optimizationBue AD, Smeraldi F and Agapito L
IEEE Workshop in Articulated and Nonrigid Motion ANM04, held in conjunction with CVPR2004., 8–8-8–8.
01-06-2004
Cognitive navigation based on nonuniform Gabor space sampling, unsupervised growing networks, and reinforcement learning.Arleo A, Smeraldi F and Gerstner W
Ieee Trans Neural Netw vol. 15 (3), 639-652.
01-05-2004
Finding objects with hypothesis testingSMERALDI F, Verri A, Odone F and Franceschi E
Proceedings of the Workshop on Learning for Adaptable Visual Systems, in conjunction with ICPR'04, Cambridge, UK.
01-01-2004
Non-rigid structure from motion using nonparametric tracking and non-linear optimizationSMERALDI F, Agapito L and Del Bue A
IEEE Workshop in Articulated and Nonrigid Motion ANMO4, held in conjunction with CVPR2004, Washington D.C (USA).
01-01-2004
2003
Special issue - Audio- and Video-Based Biometric Person Authentication (AVBPA 2001) - PrefaceSmeraldi F and Bigun J
Pattern Recogn Lett vol. 24 (13), 2103-2104.
01-09-2003
Ranklets on hexagonal pixel latticesSMERALDI F and Rob M
Proceedings of the British Machine Vision Conference. Norwich, UK. vol 1.
01-01-2003
A Nonparametric approach to face detection using rankletsSmeraldi F
AUDIO-AND VIDEO-BASED BIOMETRIC PERSON AUTHENTICATION, PROCEEDINGS. vol. 2688, 351-359. Editors: Kittler J and Nixon MS.
01-01-2003
2002
Retinal vision applied to facial features detection and face authenticationSmeraldi F and Bigun J
Pattern Recogn Lett vol. 23 (4), 463-475.
01-02-2002
Ranklets: orientation selective non-parametric features applied to face detectionSmeraldi F
16TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PATTERN RECOGNITION, VOL III, PROCEEDINGS., 379-382. Editors: Kasturi R, Laurendeau D and Suen C.
01-01-2002
Support vector features and the role of dimensionality in face authenticationSmeraldi F, Bigun J and Gerstner W
PATTERN RECOGNITON WITH SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINES, PROCEEDINGS. vol. 2388, 249-259. Editors: Lee SE and Verri A.
01-01-2002
2001
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics): PrefaceBigun J and Smeraldi F
01-12-2001
Place cells and spatial navigation based on 2D visual feature extraction, path integration, and reinforcement learningArleo A, Smeraldi F, Hug S and Gerstner W
ADVANCES IN NEURAL INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMS 13. vol. 13, 89-95. Editors: Leen TK, Dietterich TG and Tresp V.
01-01-2001
Audio-- and video-- based biometric person authentication, third international conference: proceedingsvarious
Editors: Bigun J and Smeraldi F.
01-01-2001
2000
Place cells and spatial navigation based on vision, path integration, and reinforcement learningArleo A, Smeraldi F, Hug S and Gerstner W
Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems. vol. 13, 89–95-89–95.
01-12-2000
Comparison of face verification results on the XM2VTS databaseMatas J, Hamouz M, Jonsson K, Kittler J, Li Y, Kotropoulos C, Tefas A, Pitas I, Tan T, Yan H, Smeraldi F, Bigün J, Capdevielle N, Gerstner W, Ben-Yacoub S, Abdeljaoued Y and Mayoraz E
Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Pattern Recognition, Barcelona (Spain), September 2000. vol. 4, 858–863-858–863.
01-09-2000
On the role of dimensionality in face authenticationSmeraldi F, Bigün J and Gerstner W
Proceedings of the Symposium of the Swedish Society for Automated Image Analysis, Halmstad (Sweden)., 87–91-87–91.
01-03-2000
Comparison of face verification results on the XM2VTS databaseMatas J, Hamouz M, Jonsson K, Kittler J, Li Y, Kotropoulos C, Tefas A, Pitas I, Tan T, Yan H, Smeraldi F, Bigun J, Capdevielle N, Gerstner W, Ben-Yacoub S, Abdeljaoued Y and Mayoraz E
15TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PATTERN RECOGNITION, VOL 4, PROCEEDINGS., 858-863. Editors: Sanfeliu A, Villanueva JJ, Vanrell M, Alquezar R, Crowley J and Shirai Y.
01-01-2000
Saccadic search with Gabor features applied to eye detection and real-time head trackingSmeraldi F, Carmona O and Bigün J
Image and Vision Computing vol. 18, 323–329-323–329.
01-01-2000
1999
Facial features detection by saccadic exploration of the Gabor decomposition and Support Vector MachinesSmeraldi F, Capdevielle N and Bigün J
Proceedings of the 11th Scandinavian Conference on Image Analysis – SCIA 99, Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. vol. I, 39-44-39-44.
01-06-1999
Gabor decomposition driven saccades applied to facial features detection for visual biometrics applicationsSmeraldi F, Capdevielle N and Bigün J
Proceedings of the 1999 Symposium of the Swedish Society for Automated Image Analysis, Göteborg (Sweden)., 85–88-85–88.
01-03-1999
Face Authentication by retinotopic sampling of the Gabor decomposition and Support Vector MachinesSmeraldi F, Capdevielle N and Bigun J
Audio and Video based Person Authentication - AVBPA99., 125–129-125–129.
01-01-1999
1998
Real–Time Head Tracking by Saccadic Exploration and Gabor DecompositionSmeraldi F, Carmona O and Bigun J
Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Advanced Motion Control. vol. IEEE Cat. Num. 98TH8, 684–687-684–687. Editors: Almeida AT and Araujo H.
01-01-1998
Multi modal person authenticationBigun J, Duc B, Fischer S, Makarov A and Smeraldi F
Nato-Asi advanced study on face recogniton. vol. F 163, 26–50-26–50. Editors: HWE A.
01-01-1998
Facial features detection by saccadic exploration of the Gabor decompositionSmeraldi F and Bigun J
International Conference on Image Processing, ICIP-98, Chicago, October 4-7. vol. 3, 163–167-163–167.
01-01-1998
Grants
Grants of specific relevance to the Centre for Multimodal AIQMUL-EPSRC Flexible Innovation Starter AwardFabrizio Smeraldi
£5,000 EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
15-11-2018 - 14-05-2019